I recently read (okay, skimmed) an article in Time Magazine where the talking heads were actually advocating for the government to start bulldozing foreclosed homes to drive up prices and jump start the construction industry as a solution to the bad economy. Sampson was just ahead of his time.

Doornik1142 – Good thinking. Words are just symbols that represent concepts which in turn are given meaning by context. Take away context and the concept becomes meaningless.

Bael – That’s the sort of forward thinking that made this country great. But they should take it a step further. The government should pay construction companies to build houses for the express purpose of being torn down by publically subsidized demolition crews. You’d be giving the construction and demolition industries a big boost and cutting costs/maximizing efficiency by eliminating the middle man (you know, the consumer).

Sutter_Kaine – Somewhere I’ve got a D&D supplement on the Nine Hells, which includes the city of Dis. The city is constantly under construction for the amusement of the ruler and the torment of the petitioners (i/e the damned) trapped there. A bit of flavor text has a demon construction foreman urging his workers to hurry up and finish their paving job before the next crew arrives to tear it all up.